2005 Baseball World Cup

The 2005 Baseball World Cup (BWC) was the 36th international Men's amateur baseball tournament. The tournament was sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation, which titled it the Amateur World Series from the 1938 tournament through the 1986 AWS. The tournament was held, for the second time, in the Netherlands, from September 2 to 17. Cuba defeated South Korea in the final, winning its 25th title.[citation needed]

2005 Baseball World Cup
XXXVI World Cup Baseball
Tournament details
CountryNetherlands
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Dates2–17 September
Teams18
Final positions
Champions Cuba (25th title)
Runner-up South Korea
Third place Panama
Fourth place Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Games played84
MVPCuba Eduardo Paret
← Cuba 2003
Taiwan 2007 →

There were 18 participating countries, split into two groups, with the first four of each group qualifying for the finals. Games were played in the Dutch cities of Rotterdam, Haarlem, Almere, Amsterdam and Eindhoven.[1]

The next three competitions were also held as the BWC tournament, which was replaced in 2015 by the quadrennial WBSC Premier12.

First round

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Pool A

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Standings

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Pos Team W L RS RA
1   Cuba 8 0 70 15
2   Netherlands 7 1 81 18
3   Panama 6 2 54 35
4   South Korea 5 3 36 27
5   Canada 4 4 63 41
6   China 3 5 42 58
7   Brazil 2 6 28 53
8   Sweden 1 7 22 88
9   South Africa 0 8 15 76

Schedule and results

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2 September 2005
19:15 (UTC+2)
Netherlands   13 – 3   China Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
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3 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
Sweden   0 – 18 (F/7)   Netherlands Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
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3 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
South Africa   2 – 12 (F/7)   Cuba Pim Mulierstadion, Haarlem
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3 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
South Korea   3 – 5   Panama Sportpark Ookmeer, Amsterdam
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3 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
China   6 – 5 (F/15)   Brazil Sportpark de Heihoef, Eindhoven
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4 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
Netherlands   6 – 2   South Korea Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
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4 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
Brazil   2 – 1   South Africa Pim Mulierstadion, Haarlem
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4 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
Canada   10 – 0 (F/7)   Sweden Sportpark Fanny Blankers-Koen, Almere
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4 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Panama   2 – 6   Cuba Pim Mulierstadion, Haarlem
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5 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
South Korea   7 – 6   Canada Sportpark de Heihoef, Eindhoven
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5 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Cuba   11 – 1 (F/7)   Brazil Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
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5 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
South Africa   1 – 11   China Sportpark Fanny Blankers-Koen, Almere
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5 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Sweden   1 – 11 (F/7)   Panama Sportpark de Heihoef, Eindhoven
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6 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
Cuba   15 – 0 (F/7)   Sweden Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
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6 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
Canada   12 – 1 (F/7)   South Africa Pim Mulierstadion, Haarlem
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6 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
China   4 – 5   Panama Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
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6 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Netherlands   7 – 0   Brazil Pim Mulierstadion, Haarlem
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7 September 2005
18:00 (UTC+2)
China   8 – 12   Cuba Sportpark Ookmeer, Amsterdam
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7 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
South Africa   2 – 20 (F/7)   Netherlands Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
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7 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Panama   13 – 6   Canada Pim Mulierstadion, Haarlem
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7 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Brazil   0 – 4   South Korea Sportpark de Heihoef, Eindhoven
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9 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Cuba   4 – 1   South Korea Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
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9 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Canada   3 – 7   Netherlands Pim Mulierstadion, Haarlem
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9 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Panama   8 – 5   Brazil Sportpark Fanny Blankers-Koen, Almere
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9 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Sweden   5 – 7   China Sportpark de Heihoef, Eindhoven
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10 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
Canada   0 – 7   Cuba Sportpark Ookmeer, Amsterdam
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10 September 2005
18:00 (UTC+2)
South Africa   4 – 10   Sweden Sportpark Ookmeer, Amsterdam
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10 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Netherlands   9 – 5   Panama Pim Mulierstadion, Haarlem
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10 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
South Korea   3 – 1   China Sportpark de Heihoef, Eindhoven
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11 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
Cuba   3 – 1   Netherlands Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
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11 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
South Korea   4 – 3 (F/13)   South Africa Sportpark de Heihoef, Eindhoven
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11 September 2005
18:00 (UTC+2)
China   2 – 14 (F/7)   Canada Sportpark Ookmeer, Amsterdam
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11 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Brazil   11 – 4   Sweden Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
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12 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
Panama   5 – 1   South Africa Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
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12 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
Sweden   2 – 12 (F/8)   South Korea Pim Mulierstadion, Haarlem
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12 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Brazil   4 – 12   Canada Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
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Pool B

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Standings

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Pos Team W L RS RA
1   Japan 7 1 73 19
2   Nicaragua 6 2 53 27
3   Puerto Rico 6 2 53 34
4   United States 6 2 61 40
5   Australia 4 4 41 26
6   Chinese Taipei 3 5 48 39
7   Spain 2 6 32 61
8   Colombia 2 6 25 62
9   Czech Republic 0 8 13 91

Schedule and results

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3 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Chinese Taipei   10 – 1   Czech Republic Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
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3 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Australia   4 – 2   Puerto Rico Pim Mulierstadion, Haarlem
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3 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Spain   2 – 9   Japan Sportpark Fanny Blankers-Koen, Almere
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4 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
Puerto Rico   5 – 4   Japan Sportpark Ookmeer, Amsterdam
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4 September 2005
18:30 (UTC+2)
United States   12 – 1 (F/7)   Colombia Sportpark de Heihoef, Eindhoven
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4 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Czech Republic   5 – 15 (F/8)   Spain Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
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4 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Nicaragua   2 – 0   Australia Sportpark Fanny Blankers-Koen, Almere
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5 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
Japan   19 – 0 (F/7)   Czech Republic Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
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5 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
Spain   2 – 12 (F/7)   Chinese Taipei Pim Mulierstadion, Haarlem
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5 September 2005
18:00 (UTC+2)
Colombia   0 – 10 (F/8)   Puerto Rico Sportpark Ookmeer, Amsterdam
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5 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Australia   4 – 6   United States Pim Mulierstadion, Haarlem
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6 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
Japan   12 – 0 (F/7)   Colombia Sportpark Ookmeer, Amsterdam
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6 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
Chinese Taipei   4 – 6   Puerto Rico Sportpark de Heihoef, Eindhoven
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6 September 2005
18:00 (UTC+2)
United States   11 – 1 (F/7)   Spain Sportpark Ookmeer, Amsterdam
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6 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Nicaragua   1 – 0   Czech Republic Sportpark Fanny Blankers-Koen, Almere
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7 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
Spain   2 – 5   Nicaragua Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
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7 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
Puerto Rico   6 – 12   United States Pim Mulierstadion, Haarlem
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7 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
Chinese Taipei   1 – 7   Japan Sportpark Fanny Blankers-Koen, Almere
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7 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Czech Republic   0 – 14 (F/7)   Australia Sportpark Fanny Blankers-Koen, Almere
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8 September 2005
18:00 (UTC+2)
Colombia   2 – 12 (F/8)   Nicaragua Sportpark Ookmeer, Amsterdam
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9 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
United States   2 – 14   Nicaragua Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
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9 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
Puerto Rico   11 – 1 (F/8)   Czech Republic Pim Mulierstadion, Haarlem
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9 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
Colombia   3 – 2   Chinese Taipei Sportpark de Heihoef, Eindhoven
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9 September 2005
18:00 (UTC+2)
Japan   4 – 2   Australia Sportpark Ookmeer, Amsterdam
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10 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
Australia   4 – 11   Chinese Taipei Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
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10 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
Spain   6 – 4   Colombia Pim Mulierstadion, Haarlem
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10 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Nicaragua   5 – 6   Puerto Rico Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
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10 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
United States   6 – 7   Japan Sportpark Fanny Blankers-Koen, Almere
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11 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Japan   11 – 3   Nicaragua Pim Mulierstadion, Haarlem
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11 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Czech Republic   3 – 14   Colombia Sportpark Fanny Blankers-Koen, Almere
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11 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Australia   8 – 0   Spain Sportpark de Heihoef, Eindhoven
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12 September 2005
15:00 (UTC+2)
Nicaragua   11 – 4   Chinese Taipei Sportpark Fanny Blankers-Koen, Almere
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12 September 2005
18:00 (UTC+2)
Czech Republic   3 – 7   United States Sportpark Ookmeer, Amsterdam
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12 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Colombia   1 – 5   Australia Pim Mulierstadion, Haarlem
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12 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Puerto Rico   7 – 4   Spain Sportpark de Heihoef, Eindhoven
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13 September 2005
15:00 (UTC+2)
Chinese Taipei   4 – 5   United States Pim Mulierstadion, Haarlem
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Playoffs

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
  Cuba11
 
 
 
  United States3
 
  Cuba (7 inn.)15
 
 
 
  Panama2
 
  Nicaragua1
 
 
 
  Panama2
 
  Cuba3
 
 
 
  South Korea0
 
  Japan1
 
 
 
  South Korea5
 
  South Korea7
 
 
 
  Netherlands0 Third place
 
  Netherlands (8 inn.)10
 
 
 
  Puerto Rico0
 
  Panama7
 
 
  Netherlands6
 
 
5th–8th placeFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
  United States0
 
 
 
  Nicaragua9
 
  Nicaragua1
 
 
 
  Japan8
 
  Japan5
 
 
  Puerto Rico0
 
Seventh place
 
 
 
 
 
  United States11
 
 
  Puerto Rico3

Quarter-finals

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14 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Cuba   11 – 3   United States Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
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14 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Japan   1 – 5   South Korea Sportpark de Heihoef, Eindhoven
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14 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Nicaragua   1 – 2   Panama Sportpark Fanny Blankers-Koen, Almere
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14 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Netherlands   10 – 0 (F/8)   Puerto Rico Pim Mulierstadion, Haarlem
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5th–8th place

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16 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
United States   0 – 9   Nicaragua Sportpark Ookmeer, Amsterdam
16 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
Japan   5 – 0   Puerto Rico Pim Mulierstadion, Haarlem
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Semi-finals

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16 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Panama   2 – 15 (F/7)   Cuba Pim Mulierstadion, Haarlem
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16 September 2005
19:10 (UTC+2)
South Korea   7 – 0   Netherlands Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
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7th place game

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17 September 2005
10:30 (UTC+2)
United States   11 – 3   Puerto Rico Sportpark Ookmeer, Amsterdam
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5th place game

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17 September 2005
14:30 (UTC+2)
Nicaragua   1 – 8   Japan Sportpark Ookmeer, Amsterdam
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Bronze medal game

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17 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
Panama   7 – 6   Netherlands Pim Mulierstadion, Haarlem
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Final

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17 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
South Korea   0 – 3   Cuba Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
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Final standings

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Pos Team W L
    Cuba 11 0
    South Korea 7 4
    Panama 8 3
4   Netherlands 8 3
5   Japan 9 2
6   Nicaragua 7 4
7   United States 7 4
8   Puerto Rico 6 5
9   Canada 4 4
10   Australia 4 4
11   Chinese Taipei 3 5
12   China 3 5
13   Brazil 2 6
14   Spain 2 6
15   Colombia 2 6
16   Sweden 1 7
17   South Africa 0 8
18   Czech Republic 0 8

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "XXXVI World Cup Baseball". worldcupbaseball2005.com. Archived from the original on 1 March 2006. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b "XXXVI Baseball World Cup - XXXVI Copa del Mundo de Béisbol". Archived from the original on 13 July 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
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